Correspondence regarding JAL Flight 1628 Unidentified Traffic Sighting

This document consists of correspondence and order forms from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Alaskan Region regarding the investigation of an unidentified traffic sighting involving Japan Air Lines (JAL) Flight 1628 on November 17, 1986. The FAA informs the correspondent that the investigation materials are available for purchase through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) under accession number PB87-184206. The document provides a detailed list of records available for purchase, which includes various FAA forms, transcripts of interviews with the flight crew (Captain Terauchi, First Officer Tamefuji, and Flight Engineer Tsukuba), radar data, and internal communications. Notable items listed include an alert report from the Director of the FAA Alaskan Region to the FAA Administrator dated December 31, 1986, and records of telephone conversations between FAA officials and U.S. Air Force personnel, including General Nichols, Colonel Wick, and Captain Jim Crickenberger. The materials emphasize the FAA's role in documenting the event, providing specific costs for individual items such as transcripts, photographs of radar data, and cassette tapes of communications. The document also includes instructions for ordering these materials and notes that orders totaling $5.00 or less are provided free of charge.